RPT Schering-Plough, Bayer get Japan OK for Zetia |
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(repeating to add Bayer ticker, headline reference)FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Drug maker Schering-Plough Inc. on Wednesday said it received Japanese marketing approval for its cholesterol-lowering drug Zetia.Zetia will be co-marketed in Japan with Bayer Yakuhin Ltd., Schering-Plough said.Zetia will not become available in Japan until National Health Insurance Reimbursement price listing.Schering-Plough received approval from the Food and Drug administration for Zetia in 2002, and the medication has been approved in 90 countries worldwide.Schering-Plough Shares rose 40 cents to close at $28.55 on the New York Stock Exchange.tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comjmsCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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